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Monthly Archives: August 2007
That’s All Right (Mama)
Here’s Elvis singing another of his earliest classics, That’s All Right (Mama), recorded on the Sun label in 1954. TweetShare/Bookmark
Little Sister
Here is Elvis Presley singing Little Sister – another of my favourites — in the studio. He recorded the song in the RCA Nashville studios on June 26, 1961, along with another great hit, (Marie’s The Name Of) His Latest … Continue reading
Heartbreak Hotel
Here is Elvis at his youthful best singing one of his greatest songs: Heartbreak Hotel. Just look at him! No wonder fans went wild. TweetShare/Bookmark
Teddy Bear
Teddy Bear is one of my favourite Elvis songs as my wife knows. I have tried to serenade her with this song in my off-key voice. (I couldn’t carry a tune to save my life. Nor do I behave or … Continue reading
Jailhouse Rock
The BBC reminded me today is Elvis Presley’s 30th death anniversary. How could I forget? He is the King. I love the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin, Simon and Garfunkel — the usual suspects — and a few … Continue reading
Singapore, India and Pakistan
Who says one can’t run with the hares and hunt with the hounds? Look at Singapore landing plum deals in both India and Pakistan. Gwadar port in Pakistan’s troubled Balochistan province is expected to become fully operational next month, Pakistan’s … Continue reading
Singapore search engine
“Watch out Google, here comes SPH Search”. That’s the headline on The Straits Times website hyping up the news that its publisher, Singapore Press Holdings, is developing a search engine. In the glut of search engines already crawling the Internet, … Continue reading
National Day spectacular
Singapore celebrated 42 years of independence today. The celebration could have been right out of a James Bond film. The huge floating platform on Marina Bay where soldiers, police officers, civil defence workers and various other groups paraded looked like … Continue reading
Murdoch is good news … for some
One of the most read stories in the London Times yesterday was “The US debates Hillary’s cleavage”.Will the Times’ owner Rupert Murdoch next sex up the Wall Street Journal? That’s certainly been his style ever since he put the topless … Continue reading
Antonioni and Bergman
Peers to the end. It’s hard to believe Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni both died on the same day. I saw Bergman’s Seventh Seal at a Calcutta (Kolkata) film club long ago and still remember the Dance of Death, where … Continue reading
